Sunday, March 13, 2022

the widow Barrett

a cup of tea
calmed her. let her relax
as she
talked
about the past.
husbands,
childhood, work.
her children
somewhere between
buttering
her toast.
with each sip a new
thought
arose.
i could only listen,
having little
to add.
my years
at that point being
short.

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